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he had been captured by the pakistan army. and this was a striking image, here was a man, bound in chains. what struck me about him was that this was a gentle man. this was a man who was incredibly soft-spoken. it was disarming to see him there. he was defeated. he was hollow. we asked him why did you do what you did? he said, i was misguided. >> i am sorry. i'm very much sorry. i'm ashamed of my action. and i will not fight again. >> it wasn't the taliban that we associate with bravado, it wasn't the taliban with the gun raised in the air. it was the black turbine and the dark glasses. this was a man who had been on the front line and was defeated. it was a very unnerving moment when i met him. and it will stay with me mother ever. and it will stay with me forever. ♪ >> afghans are probably the toughest people i've ever met. these people have lived with conflict for a quarter century and they have a sense of hume that i've never really seen anywhere else in the world. and they put up with more hardship than i think most any
he had been captured by the pakistan army. and this was a striking image, here was a man, bound in chains. what struck me about him was that this was a gentle man. this was a man who was incredibly soft-spoken. it was disarming to see him there. he was defeated. he was hollow. we asked him why did you do what you did? he said, i was misguided. >> i am sorry. i'm very much sorry. i'm ashamed of my action. and i will not fight again. >> it wasn't the taliban that we associate with...
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he had been captured by the pakistan army. and this was a striking image, here was a man, bound in chains. what struck me about him was that this was a gentle man. this was a man who was incredibly soft-spoken. it was disarming to see him there. he was defeated. he was hollow. we asked him why did you do what you did? he said, i was misguided. >> i am sorry. i'm very much sorry. i'm ashamed of my action. and i will not fight again. >> it wasn't the taliban that we associate with bravado, it wasn't the taliban with the gun raised in the air. it was the black turbine and the dark glasses. this was a man who had been on the front line and was defeated. it was a very unnerving moment when i met him. and it will stay with me mother ever. >> afghans are probably the toughest people i've ever met. these people have lived with conflict for a quarter century and they have a sense of hume that i've never really seen anywhere else in the world. and they put up with more hardship than i think most any society has ever seen. >> you know, o
he had been captured by the pakistan army. and this was a striking image, here was a man, bound in chains. what struck me about him was that this was a gentle man. this was a man who was incredibly soft-spoken. it was disarming to see him there. he was defeated. he was hollow. we asked him why did you do what you did? he said, i was misguided. >> i am sorry. i'm very much sorry. i'm ashamed of my action. and i will not fight again. >> it wasn't the taliban that we associate with...
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the story we're following out of pakistan, the shadowy top taliban leader in pakistan, a major threat to the american forces over the border in afghanistan. also a major friend of al qaeda. has a u.s. air strike actually managed to kill him in we'll have reports from michael ware. >>> while the cult of charles manson not only will not die but in fact seems to be going strong. ♪ anyone can prove they're strong once. the real question is can they prove it again and again. ♪ at northwestern mutual, we've answered that question compellingly... for over 150 years. northwestern mutual. consistency counts. put our strength to work for you. learn how at northwesternmutual.com. >>> welcome back to "360." our exclusive interview continues with lisa ling. before the break she told us her sister, laura and euna lee did briefly touch north korean soil before their arrest. lisa is back with us now in an exclusive interview tonight. that's really, i think, unless i'm wrong here, it's the first time we've heard that or it sounds like they've come forward or had the chance to say that. talk to me
the story we're following out of pakistan, the shadowy top taliban leader in pakistan, a major threat to the american forces over the border in afghanistan. also a major friend of al qaeda. has a u.s. air strike actually managed to kill him in we'll have reports from michael ware. >>> while the cult of charles manson not only will not die but in fact seems to be going strong. ♪ anyone can prove they're strong once. the real question is can they prove it again and again. ♪ at...
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pakistan's former prpt benazir bhutto assassinated on the street. in some attacks on american soldiers in afghanistan. a u.s. counterterrorism official blames this man with his back to the camera, baitullah mehsud. no doud he has american blood on his hands. >> this is an individual whose title is a motorist thug was well deserved. >> reporter: in march, the u.s. put a $5 billion bounty on his head. a senior defense official says the suit was watched long enough to develop a pattern of his activity and there is growing confidence mehsud was killed in an air sprik with this region. president obama authorized nearly as many unmanned squads as president bush did all last year. i asked a defense official, will this strike give the u.s. leeway to conduct more? he told me it gives us room with the pakistani government maybe and allows a bit more freedom, but not with the people. >> certainly officials with the pentagon will begin tells the obama administration this may not be an excellent strategy considering we must win the hearts and minds in this regio
pakistan's former prpt benazir bhutto assassinated on the street. in some attacks on american soldiers in afghanistan. a u.s. counterterrorism official blames this man with his back to the camera, baitullah mehsud. no doud he has american blood on his hands. >> this is an individual whose title is a motorist thug was well deserved. >> reporter: in march, the u.s. put a $5 billion bounty on his head. a senior defense official says the suit was watched long enough to develop a pattern...
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. >> reporter: pakistan's military says these are the lot of souls from the pakistan terror. the boys told me they were stolen from their families, abused, beaten and brainwashed by the taliban. "the first day they beat us. then they made us exercise. they made us run and told us, you will wage jihad." "they told us that the army is against the koran, it is against islam. they said, wage jihad against them." the pakistan military gave cnn limited access to these boys. the army says they rescued them during heavy fighting with the taliban in pakistan's swat valley. their faces are covered. their identities protected, because of the possibility of retribution. the youngest is only 13. we can't independently verify their stories, but doctors say they have no doubt about their trauma. the boys themselves each told me how they were kidnapped by the taliban. "i was coming from the shop to my house. i had some stuff with me. they said, put your stuff in the car. they said, should we drop you in the village or in the square? when we reached the village, i said, i want to get off here
. >> reporter: pakistan's military says these are the lot of souls from the pakistan terror. the boys told me they were stolen from their families, abused, beaten and brainwashed by the taliban. "the first day they beat us. then they made us exercise. they made us run and told us, you will wage jihad." "they told us that the army is against the koran, it is against islam. they said, wage jihad against them." the pakistan military gave cnn limited access to these boys....
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lost souls of the pakistan's terror. the boys told me they were stolen from their families, abused and beaten by the taliban. the first day they beat us, and then they made us exercise. they made us run and told us you will wage jihad. they told us that the army is against the koran and wage jihad against them. the pakistan military gave cnn limited access to these boys. the army says they rescued them during heavy fighting. their identities protected because of the possibility of retribution. the youngest is only 13. we can't independently verify their stories, but doctors say they have no doubt. the boys themselves each told me how they were kidnapped by the taliban. "i was coming from the shop to my house, i had some stuff with me. they said, put your stuff in the car. should we drop you in the square or in the village? they blindfolded me and pot hand on my mouth. other boys said they were snatched working in the fields. in militant camps they were being trained to be suicide bombers to do the taliban's killing. >> w
lost souls of the pakistan's terror. the boys told me they were stolen from their families, abused and beaten by the taliban. the first day they beat us, and then they made us exercise. they made us run and told us you will wage jihad. they told us that the army is against the koran and wage jihad against them. the pakistan military gave cnn limited access to these boys. the army says they rescued them during heavy fighting. their identities protected because of the possibility of retribution....
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. >>> also, pakistan's lost boy. they say the taliban stole him from their families and forced them to train for terror. hello to you all, glad you could be here. i'm t.j. holmes sitting in for my good friend tony harris. you are in the "cnn newsroom." >>> the former president clinton hopes to bring two jailed journalists home with him. elaine quijano is on the story with us at the white house and jill doherty joining us, as well. elaine, i want to start with you here. we've been hearing a lot coming out of there and a lot of this information, we can't confirm since our reporters aren't necessarily traveling and a lot of people didn't know about this trip. president clinton was carrying a message from the current president obama. what are you hearing from the white house on that? not the case. >> yeah, t.j., the white house flatly denies that. last hour at the press gaggle, basically, and secretary robert gibbs office he was asked about this. was there a message that former president clinton, because of this report,
. >>> also, pakistan's lost boy. they say the taliban stole him from their families and forced them to train for terror. hello to you all, glad you could be here. i'm t.j. holmes sitting in for my good friend tony harris. you are in the "cnn newsroom." >>> the former president clinton hopes to bring two jailed journalists home with him. elaine quijano is on the story with us at the white house and jill doherty joining us, as well. elaine, i want to start with you...
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pakistan's army drove the taliban from their strong hold. zarg zarghon, doing the taliban's bidding was the price of freedom. it saved his life and gave him back to his family. what was it like when you saw your family again after this experience? when you saw your children again? >> i guess it was -- that was something i think the most beautiful gift of my life is that. i returned to my home and i saw my children. >>> a doctor challenges his congressman on health care reform and the congressman challenges right back. >> not a single one of you had the decency to call my office and set up for a meeting. okay. then do that. do that. >> so what is going on here? what is in this health care reform bill and what is not? and what's going on in all these town hall meetings? more importantly, is there even a bill to debate. we have facts. no yelling, no screaming, no one getting arrested, we hope. things are going from bad to worse in detroit. first the car companies and now the schools are facing bankruptcy. [ male announcer ] preparation h cream.
pakistan's army drove the taliban from their strong hold. zarg zarghon, doing the taliban's bidding was the price of freedom. it saved his life and gave him back to his family. what was it like when you saw your family again after this experience? when you saw your children again? >> i guess it was -- that was something i think the most beautiful gift of my life is that. i returned to my home and i saw my children. >>> a doctor challenges his congressman on health care reform and...
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much of it depends on what happens here in pakistan too, the two absolutely are joined together and i will tell you that in meeting with military officials here today in pakistan, and meeting with others, i am actually very much more optimistic about pakistan than i was a year and a half ago being here, and again, the success of this region has depended upon success in both of these countries. >> i know that in a lot of domestic issues especially health care, you disagree with president obama and his administration, but from what i'm hearing as far as afghanistan and pakistan is concerned, and correct me if i'm wrong, senator, you're pretty much on board with president obama. >> again, i have raised a lot of questions with the administration, i think when it comes to foreign relations, we need to certainly be very bipartisan, unfortunately in the past that hasn't always been the case. let me say this, i have a lot of questions, i'm going to be asking some tough questions when we get back. i do realize that the strategy that we had in place, that was more limited was not yielding the k
much of it depends on what happens here in pakistan too, the two absolutely are joined together and i will tell you that in meeting with military officials here today in pakistan, and meeting with others, i am actually very much more optimistic about pakistan than i was a year and a half ago being here, and again, the success of this region has depended upon success in both of these countries. >> i know that in a lot of domestic issues especially health care, you disagree with president...
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he's also issued an invitation to us, to pakistan saying that pakistan would be welcome to send military observers to join his troops on this side of the border. let's listen to what he had to say about that, heidi. >> a number of our headquarters here and just like to create the strongest connections possible. we already have a pretty good partnership, but the stronger it gets, the better we all are. >> any coming over and operating with troops on this side? >> they'll talk about the specifics of where people operate, but i will tell you that we do have growing links with the pakistani military, the afghans and pakistani military and us and i think it's all good. >> so this is a cross border insurgency, a cross border phenomenon, heidi. it definitely needs joint cooperation between afghanistan and pakistan if it's ever going to be defeated. heidi? >> obviously. ivan watson, thanks so much, we appreciate that. >>> need to get to iraq now because a series of bombings shaking the country this morning. at least 20 people are dead in a suicide attack in the northern city of mosul. dozens mor
he's also issued an invitation to us, to pakistan saying that pakistan would be welcome to send military observers to join his troops on this side of the border. let's listen to what he had to say about that, heidi. >> a number of our headquarters here and just like to create the strongest connections possible. we already have a pretty good partnership, but the stronger it gets, the better we all are. >> any coming over and operating with troops on this side? >> they'll talk...
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a dragnet has fallen across pakistan. six members of the taliban arrested. powerful explosives were found. the district police commander tells cnn these men were planning to bomb mosques and police stations. it is pakistan's wealthiest province. a strike here would be a clear blow to the country. in the southern port city of kurachi, seven men with links to al qaeda arrested. police say drugs and explosives were found. their targets, unknown. on sunday, cnn gained exclusive access to these suicide vests. the government says they uncovered a plot some four weeks ago. the vests were intended to strike at the heart of the pakistani government. the parliament is a five-minute drive from pakistan's most powerful intelligence agency, the isi. both are in the heart of the pakistani capital. >> they were staying in one house and had hidden the suicide jackets not far from there in the hills which we have recovered. obviously, they had a plan. >> reporter: hitting back at the government would seem to be a high priority for the newly appointed leader of the pakistani
a dragnet has fallen across pakistan. six members of the taliban arrested. powerful explosives were found. the district police commander tells cnn these men were planning to bomb mosques and police stations. it is pakistan's wealthiest province. a strike here would be a clear blow to the country. in the southern port city of kurachi, seven men with links to al qaeda arrested. police say drugs and explosives were found. their targets, unknown. on sunday, cnn gained exclusive access to these...
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missile strike in pakistan. his terror rap sheet is a long one and the death of baitullah mesud would have a significant impact for pakistan and for the u.s. war in afghanistan. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence has been looking into all of this. he's got some more. chris, what's the latest? >> reporter: well, wolf, for folks at home who have never heard of this name or wonder why it matters, u.s. officials say although mesud was the head of the taliban in pakistan, he had a huge influence in coordinating attacks on american troops in afghanistan. a bomb ripped apart the marriott hotel in islamabad. pakistan's former prime minister, benazir bhutto, assassinated on the street. in some attacks on american soldiers in afghanistan. a u.s. counterterrorism official blames baitullah mesud for all of it. >> this is an individual whose title as a murderous thug was well deserved. >> reporter: in march, the u.s. put a $5 million bounty on his head. a senior defense official says mesud was watched long enough to d
missile strike in pakistan. his terror rap sheet is a long one and the death of baitullah mesud would have a significant impact for pakistan and for the u.s. war in afghanistan. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence has been looking into all of this. he's got some more. chris, what's the latest? >> reporter: well, wolf, for folks at home who have never heard of this name or wonder why it matters, u.s. officials say although mesud was the head of the taliban in pakistan, he had a huge...
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and we're getting reports of 27 people killed near pakistan's border with pakistan. the u.s. navy taking gunfire and take a look at this navy video shot from a helicopter off the coast of somalia. the crew was filming somali pirates holding a hijacked ship when someone shot at the chopper with a large caliber weapon and the it was not hit and did not return fire. >>> let's get you to rob marciano. rob, i was going to ask you what is going on in the tropics and what's the latest on danny, but, oh, good, give us an update on the wildfires in california, if you would, sir. >> a handful going on there. the last check about 20% contained or so. but the big one which you reported yesterday, still over 1,700 acres burned and these red areas you see there, those are red flag warnings. these are areas with relatively low levels of humidity and hot again today. yesterday we had record-breaking heat and i think we'll see that again today with temperatures in some spots up and over 100 degrees. that's not going to help firefighters. not much in the way of rain, that is mostly across part
and we're getting reports of 27 people killed near pakistan's border with pakistan. the u.s. navy taking gunfire and take a look at this navy video shot from a helicopter off the coast of somalia. the crew was filming somali pirates holding a hijacked ship when someone shot at the chopper with a large caliber weapon and the it was not hit and did not return fire. >>> let's get you to rob marciano. rob, i was going to ask you what is going on in the tropics and what's the latest on...
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. >>> a successful strike in pakistan. a u.s. drone attack has apparently killed the top taliban commander there. there are still questions surrounding. >> how confident are you, is your government, that he is dead? >> 100% certainty, margaret, can only be achieved after dna testing and a lot of physical evidence has been processed. but other than njzq1ñ there area lot of pointers that most people believe he is indeed dead and his own group has anoubsed that. >> if they can indeed confirm the death, it would be a major victory for american and pakistani forces there. eliminating a man who ordered attacks. cal perry has more. >> reporter: the face of terror in pakistan. his resume reads like a manual of death and destruction. the pakistani government believes he has been behind the majority of suicide attacks across pakistan. both u.s. and pakistani officials suspect he was involved in the assassination of the former prime minister along with high-profile attacks like the bombing of the marriott hotel. >> a murderer and a monster
. >>> a successful strike in pakistan. a u.s. drone attack has apparently killed the top taliban commander there. there are still questions surrounding. >> how confident are you, is your government, that he is dead? >> 100% certainty, margaret, can only be achieved after dna testing and a lot of physical evidence has been processed. but other than njzq1ñ there area lot of pointers that most people believe he is indeed dead and his own group has anoubsed that. >> if...
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, richard holbrook is in pakistan today. sat down for an exclusive interview with holbrook. cal joins me now live from the capital of islamabad. did holbrook think that the government is correct when they say they have the taliban on the run? >> reporter: he does, he thinks the taliban is on the run. he thinks the death of the taliban leader is certainly key to that effort, but there is an inherent sort of contradiction that i picked up on when i asked him the question. we heard this swat offensive has been a huge success. but at the same time, we've had three separate attacks in the past 24 hoursment take a listen to what he had to say. >> i don't think there's any question that the operations have been a success, and combined with the removal of the worst of the worst of the pakistani taliban. i think we've seen a great improvement of the security situation. at the same time, we don't know yet whether this is the destruction of the taliban and swat or just their dispersal. it'll take a while to find that out. >> so if they
, richard holbrook is in pakistan today. sat down for an exclusive interview with holbrook. cal joins me now live from the capital of islamabad. did holbrook think that the government is correct when they say they have the taliban on the run? >> reporter: he does, he thinks the taliban is on the run. he thinks the death of the taliban leader is certainly key to that effort, but there is an inherent sort of contradiction that i picked up on when i asked him the question. we heard this swat...
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. >>> major news out of pakistan. reports of an american air strike that has killed the country's top taliban leader. >> they think he got him. u.s. officials increasingly confident a top taliban chief was killed by a u.s. missile strike in pakistan. this terror rap sheet is a long one. the death of baitullah mehsud would have a significant impact for pakistan and war in afghanistan. >> he was sleeping on the roof of a house. actually staying with his father-in-law recovering. baitullah was known to have diabetes and kidney problems and actually had an i.v. in his system and was getting some medical treatment at around 1:00 at night when this drone attack took place. >> pakistani huge intelligence, intelligence on the ground that helped guide that missile in. told from u.s. officials with access from the latest intelligence they have the signature. they knew baitullah mehsud was in the house and seven of his bodyguards are reported dead. >> mehsud long considered the mastermind behind the killing of benazir bhutto. >>
. >>> major news out of pakistan. reports of an american air strike that has killed the country's top taliban leader. >> they think he got him. u.s. officials increasingly confident a top taliban chief was killed by a u.s. missile strike in pakistan. this terror rap sheet is a long one. the death of baitullah mehsud would have a significant impact for pakistan and war in afghanistan. >> he was sleeping on the roof of a house. actually staying with his father-in-law...
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we have a completely new approach in afghanistan and pakistan. we're focused very concretely on disrupting and dismantling and defeating al qaeda and denying it safe haven in pakistan. >> i have to stop you. i want to get on one of the points you're making. you're talking about strengthening alliances. i want to pull up the map here of afghanistan. of course, more u.s. troops are involved in tough battle. the capital kabul up here. the helmand province down here. this is the current state of play. if our alliances are so renewed, why can't the president, and president bush had the same problem, but why can't president obama convince other nations to add that to number in this fragile, delicate part of the world? >> in fact, john, the number has increased substantially. jo >> through the elections. >> they've made contributions to other areas. training the afghan security forces and police. investing in development and providing for the human needs of the afghan people. these are all pillars of what is a comprehensive strategy. >> you would like m
we have a completely new approach in afghanistan and pakistan. we're focused very concretely on disrupting and dismantling and defeating al qaeda and denying it safe haven in pakistan. >> i have to stop you. i want to get on one of the points you're making. you're talking about strengthening alliances. i want to pull up the map here of afghanistan. of course, more u.s. troops are involved in tough battle. the capital kabul up here. the helmand province down here. this is the current state...
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we have a new approach in pakistan and afghanistan where we're focussed very concretely on disrupting and dismantling and defeating al qaeda and denying the safe haven in pakistan, we're engaged with the middle east in an effort to broker peace between the israelis and palestinians, outreach to the muslim world, we're tackling the h1n1 pandemic flu virus. on so many different levels, energy, climate change, this administration is renewing our relationship, strengthening our alliances, developing more effective partnerships to deal with, work with china and russia, deal with north korea -- >> just i need to stop you just because -- i want to get up on one of the points you're making. you're talking about strengthening alliances. i just want to pull up the map here of afghanistan where, of course, more u.s. troops are involved in tough battle, the helmand province down here. this is the current state of play. 62,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan, other nations contributing 34,000. if our alliances are so renewed, why can't the president, and president bush had the same problem, but why can
we have a new approach in pakistan and afghanistan where we're focussed very concretely on disrupting and dismantling and defeating al qaeda and denying the safe haven in pakistan, we're engaged with the middle east in an effort to broker peace between the israelis and palestinians, outreach to the muslim world, we're tackling the h1n1 pandemic flu virus. on so many different levels, energy, climate change, this administration is renewing our relationship, strengthening our alliances,...
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young girls rebuilding their lives in pakistan. (announcer) this is nine generations of the world's most revered luxury sedan. this is a history of over 50,000 crash-tested cars... this is the world record for longevity and endurance. and one of the most technologically advanced automobiles on the planet. this is the 9th generation e-class. this is mercedes-benz. >>> checking today's top stories now. iranian president ahmadinejad is vowing to make opposition leaders pay for the election protests in june. today he calls for them to be put on trial and given stiff punishments for quote orchestrating and provoking the painful unrest. ahmadinejad says activists on trial right now were deceived by opposition leaders and should be treated with mercy. >>> a tense meeting between hamid karzai and holbrook. the two men had sharp exchanges about afghanistan's recent election. holbrook emphasized to karzai the election process needs to be respected and if a runoff election is required, then so be it. early results show a close race between ka
young girls rebuilding their lives in pakistan. (announcer) this is nine generations of the world's most revered luxury sedan. this is a history of over 50,000 crash-tested cars... this is the world record for longevity and endurance. and one of the most technologically advanced automobiles on the planet. this is the 9th generation e-class. this is mercedes-benz. >>> checking today's top stories now. iranian president ahmadinejad is vowing to make opposition leaders pay for the...
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story out of pakistan. at least 20 people were killed in a suicide bombing that happened near the border of pakistan and afghanistan. this is according to intelligence officials telling us here at cnn. the victims were apparently security personnel that were getting together for a meal to end the daily fast which takes place during the muslim month of ramad ramadan. the suicide bomber apparently went into the barracks of a paramilitary force in the district and blew himself up. so, again, we will continue to follow this story throughout the day and get you more details and bring it back to you. >>> let's get you over to rob marciano now who has been tracking tropical storm danny. >> heidi, we have the very latest. this is the 11:00 advisory. let's get you up to date on that. winds at 60 miles per hour and still gusting to 70, but according to their discussion, it lhas become better organized and you can see here the cloud canopy and all the infured imagery showing the action and starting to wrap around a li
story out of pakistan. at least 20 people were killed in a suicide bombing that happened near the border of pakistan and afghanistan. this is according to intelligence officials telling us here at cnn. the victims were apparently security personnel that were getting together for a meal to end the daily fast which takes place during the muslim month of ramad ramadan. the suicide bomber apparently went into the barracks of a paramilitary force in the district and blew himself up. so, again, we...
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the taliban recruits its young martyrs from madrases on the pakistan/afghan border. this is one of them. >> translator: my dad was teaching me a couple of pages of the koran. then he couldn't do it and he sent me to a madrassa. >> reporter: his father sent him to a madrassa when he was just 10 years old. for a free education. but they didn't realize what else lay in store for him. >> translator: i was studying in the madrassa when i finished reciting the koran. a mulla told me i should commit a suicide attack. when i said no, i'm not going, he forced me. >> generation islam airs at 9:00 eastern tomorrow on cnn. >>> join the live chat at ac360.com. just ahead, a new report showing right wing militias on the rise, describing as a powder keg in the report. the only thing missing is the spark. we're taking your questions tonight from mark potak, author of the new report. next your questions to ac360. >>> five young women murdered, their bodies found along the same road. is it the work of a serial killer? now three more women are missing. police are scrambling to solve th
the taliban recruits its young martyrs from madrases on the pakistan/afghan border. this is one of them. >> translator: my dad was teaching me a couple of pages of the koran. then he couldn't do it and he sent me to a madrassa. >> reporter: his father sent him to a madrassa when he was just 10 years old. for a free education. but they didn't realize what else lay in store for him. >> translator: i was studying in the madrassa when i finished reciting the koran. a mulla told me...
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try to return to pakistan, and risk arrest. we're going to tell you why the government in islamabad is getting tough on musharraf and how he's firing right back. >>> and mexican cartels, now trafficking in drugs and humans. they're smuggling people across the border and killing anyone that gets in their way. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> the heated health care debate leading to shouts, shoves and now a swastika. david scott from georgia discovered the symbol spray painted on a sign outside his office today. the democratic lawmaker recently held a community meeting, which included a very contentious exchange about the president's health reform plans. cnn's t.j. holmes has more. t.j., is there definitely a link between the swastika, the vandalism, and the position that the congressman is taking? >> reporter: well, he would tell you yes. he believes so. and that meeting you mentioned there, remember, it wasn't even about health care. this wasn't one of those health care town halls. it was about a localized
try to return to pakistan, and risk arrest. we're going to tell you why the government in islamabad is getting tough on musharraf and how he's firing right back. >>> and mexican cartels, now trafficking in drugs and humans. they're smuggling people across the border and killing anyone that gets in their way. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> the heated health care debate leading to shouts, shoves and now a swastika. david scott from georgia...
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. >> the pakistan army has to decide for itself when and where. there isn't any question of the direct threat to both american threats to the troops in afghanistan. they have to figure out what kind of resources they have. we're going to encourage them but it's their decision. >> do you believe that the taliban has been decapitated, that he's dead and do you think that they are sort of disintegrating? >> i think he's still dead, yes. but they are not admitting it or announcing it because they are having a power struggle with who is going to succeed him. the reason it's clear that he is dead, if he wasn't, he would be giving tv and radio interviews to prove that he's not dead. as you well know, he gave press conferences. and the succession price is going on and the chaos benefits us and it doesn't mean that this thing is over. >> now, holbrooke is obviously talking about the pakistani taliban, which is different than what you find in afghanistan. what i find is amazing is when i talk about strategy, afghanistan versus strategy, the u.s. has boots o
. >> the pakistan army has to decide for itself when and where. there isn't any question of the direct threat to both american threats to the troops in afghanistan. they have to figure out what kind of resources they have. we're going to encourage them but it's their decision. >> do you believe that the taliban has been decapitated, that he's dead and do you think that they are sort of disintegrating? >> i think he's still dead, yes. but they are not admitting it or announcing...
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we have a completely new approach in afghanistan and pakistan. we're focused very concretely on disrupting and dismantling and deceiving al qaeda and denying the safe haven in pakistan. >> i have to stop you. i want to get on one of the points you're making. you're talking about strengthening alliances. i want to pull up the map here of afghanistan. of course, more u.s. troops are involved in tough battle. the capital kabul up here. if alliances are so renewed, why can't the president -- and president bush had the same problem, but why can't president obama convince other nations to add to that number in this fragile delicate part of the world? >> in fact, john, the number has increased substantially. our parties. there are contributions of troops. and they've also made critical contributions in other areas, training afghans and security forces and police. investing in development and providing for the human needs of the african people. there is a comprehensionive strategy that is the president is pursuing. >> we clearly have thought and have obt
we have a completely new approach in afghanistan and pakistan. we're focused very concretely on disrupting and dismantling and deceiving al qaeda and denying the safe haven in pakistan. >> i have to stop you. i want to get on one of the points you're making. you're talking about strengthening alliances. i want to pull up the map here of afghanistan. of course, more u.s. troops are involved in tough battle. the capital kabul up here. if alliances are so renewed, why can't the president --...
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pakistan's military says these are the lost souls of the taliban's terror. the boys told me they were stolen from their families, abused, beaten, and brainwashed by the taliban. in militant camps, they say they were being trained to be suicide bombers. to do the taliban's killing. >> would you kill for god? yes, he says. in the right circumstances or the wrong circumstances, would they kill? >> two of them wouldn't even feel it. >> reporter: they would kill them, they wouldn't feel it? >> they probably wouldn't have an empathetic response. >> reporter: they've been so badly damaged by this experience, it's difficult to know exactly how they are feeling. the doctors say some are psychotic, some psychopathic, and some pose a very real risk. >> the youngest of those boys only 13 years old. >>> here at home, a growing debate over those increasingly out of control town meetings. all over tv today, democratic lawmakers getting shouted down in their districts. here's the very latest. >> green bay, wisconsin, last night democratic congressman and doctor steve kaigen
pakistan's military says these are the lost souls of the taliban's terror. the boys told me they were stolen from their families, abused, beaten, and brainwashed by the taliban. in militant camps, they say they were being trained to be suicide bombers. to do the taliban's killing. >> would you kill for god? yes, he says. in the right circumstances or the wrong circumstances, would they kill? >> two of them wouldn't even feel it. >> reporter: they would kill them, they wouldn't...
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one of the reasons they believe he was it in hit last wednesday evening in pakistan is i'm told in recent weeks there was a dramatic escalation in the number of the unmanned drones that the cia had framed on mesud. specifically, there were about five of them. the cia wanted more. they sought more and got five more. they had nine drones trained on mesud. that's why they were zeroing in and are convinced. >> what was the indication this is a 100% done deal? >> wednesday night, all of a sudden a man appeared on the roof of mesud's father-in-law's home in pakistan. it was a short, stocky man who was following the physical description of mesud and specifically a woman started massaging his leg. the cia knew that mesud had diabetes and his legs were in great pain. he often sought a refuge that way through these massages, and specifically it was on the roof because it was very warm in pakistan that day. that's when the cia decided to move in. they already had a preauthorization from president obama to strike if they felt they had a clear shot. they believed they did and they took him out, wolf.
one of the reasons they believe he was it in hit last wednesday evening in pakistan is i'm told in recent weeks there was a dramatic escalation in the number of the unmanned drones that the cia had framed on mesud. specifically, there were about five of them. the cia wanted more. they sought more and got five more. they had nine drones trained on mesud. that's why they were zeroing in and are convinced. >> what was the indication this is a 100% done deal? >> wednesday night, all of...
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but the north korean case so different from india or pakistan. this is a smaller -- a small and opaque country, a record of proliferating bad things, whether that's ballistic missiles or nuclear technology. so there's no way that the united states or the world can accept this country as a nike lar weapon state. >> vick to cha, thank you so much for joining us. kiran? oh. >> live out to rob marciano. he's hanging out somewhere on friday. where is he today? he's at the world's largest yardsale. that's right, he's hunting for bargains this morning. there he is. >> what is that? it's some kind of pottery. >> vase or -- >> who knows what he's going to find. >> hello! >> he's going to join us to tell us how they pulled this thing off. >> that looks fantastic. . unlock an outdoor dreamland for your indoor cat. exciting flavor combinations, plus a touch of garden greens make it irresistible. indoor delights. feed the senses. it's the chevy open house. and now, with the cash for clunkers program, a great deal gets even better. let us recycle your older ve
but the north korean case so different from india or pakistan. this is a smaller -- a small and opaque country, a record of proliferating bad things, whether that's ballistic missiles or nuclear technology. so there's no way that the united states or the world can accept this country as a nike lar weapon state. >> vick to cha, thank you so much for joining us. kiran? oh. >> live out to rob marciano. he's hanging out somewhere on friday. where is he today? he's at the world's largest...
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the suspect was injured in a drone attack near pakistan's border with afghanistan. captured and then brought to islam bad for treatment. the other semanutother man is a spokesman. >>> the federal reserve making it easier for banks to get money, so why aren't the banks making it easy for you? it's delicious. delicious. i know. but it can't have... can't have about half a i assure you it does. i was expecting... expecting sawdust and cardboard? i know. i can only taste... only taste the crunchy clusters, honey, and brown sugar. no madam, i don't have esp. ok. i'll take a box, but you probably already knew that. (announcer) fiber one. cardboard no. delicious yes. >>> just in to us here in the newsroom. michael jackson hasn't been buried yet, but we're getting word from los angeles his burial will be saturday, august 29th. it will take place at the glendale forest memorial park in glendale. according to ken sunshine, that would be michael jackson's 51st birthday. would have been his 51st birthday. the spokesman says it is going to be a private ceremony, limited to just
the suspect was injured in a drone attack near pakistan's border with afghanistan. captured and then brought to islam bad for treatment. the other semanutother man is a spokesman. >>> the federal reserve making it easier for banks to get money, so why aren't the banks making it easy for you? it's delicious. delicious. i know. but it can't have... can't have about half a i assure you it does. i was expecting... expecting sawdust and cardboard? i know. i can only taste... only taste the...
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and also, if you talk to any woman in rural pakistan or afghanistan, you ask her what do you want? how can i help you but what would you like? they'll say two things, we don't want our babies to die and want our children to go to school and that's what we focus on. >> do you think this thing can be won? >> well, i guess it depends on what winning is and that ultimately, you know, we can't plug in democracy, you have to build democracy and the way to build it, it's through education and also land ownership. and when those things start coming in place, but i think if there is a solution, it's going to take 10 to 20 years, maybe even a generation. >> greg mortensen, not only a pleasure, but an honor, thanks for dropping by. carol? >>> we're going to lighten the mood now and talk about dogs because rob marciano is at the dog day afternoon festival which features a variety of dogs doing really amazing things. he'll show you some of those. i can't believe i'm teasing this. he'll show you some of those things when we come back. (announcer) every woman has many sides express each one more
and also, if you talk to any woman in rural pakistan or afghanistan, you ask her what do you want? how can i help you but what would you like? they'll say two things, we don't want our babies to die and want our children to go to school and that's what we focus on. >> do you think this thing can be won? >> well, i guess it depends on what winning is and that ultimately, you know, we can't plug in democracy, you have to build democracy and the way to build it, it's through education...
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. >>> pakistan's most wanted terrorist has been killed in a military strike. an aide to baitullah mehsud was killed. he was considered the leader of the insurgency and the prime suspect in the assassination of benazir bhutto. we smoke with stanley mcchrystal about the situation in mack stan. >> i would welcome pakistani liaison officers in a number of our headquarters to create the strongest connections possible. we already have a pretty good partnership. the stronger it gets, the better we are. >> reporter: have there been any operating with troops on this side? >> i am not going to talk about the specifics of where people operate but we do have growing links with the pakistani military. i think it is all good. >>> a lot going on in the "cnn newsroom" today. we are just getting started. stay with us. >>> we're pushing forward on one of california's new laws, nooses banned if they are threatening. >>> this eresults into violence a at a town hall. what's really going on here? i think i'll go with the preferred package. good choice. only meineke lets you choose
. >>> pakistan's most wanted terrorist has been killed in a military strike. an aide to baitullah mehsud was killed. he was considered the leader of the insurgency and the prime suspect in the assassination of benazir bhutto. we smoke with stanley mcchrystal about the situation in mack stan. >> i would welcome pakistani liaison officers in a number of our headquarters to create the strongest connections possible. we already have a pretty good partnership. the stronger it gets,...
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the elite mi-5 intelligence agency recruited two men who attended al qaeda training camps in pakistan. the men received several weeks of trapg before being ejected from mi-5. the lawmaker believes the men got into the agency because of a rush to beef up intelligence following the 2005 suicide bombings in london. there are also concerns about the past activities of four other members of that mi-5 unit. >>> capitol hill is clearing out for the august break right now. but lawmakers are leaving with the health care work on their mind. from the president. he is urging congress to keep up the momentum after a sweeping health care reform bill, one a critical thumbs up from a house committee. elaine quijano live at the white house. explain what the president is saying today? >> you know, the president obviously wants to make sure, don, that congress stays on track to get health care reform done this year. you mentioned that the house committee passing its own version of health care legislation is a victory for the white house. so in a written statement, the president said, quote, this histori
the elite mi-5 intelligence agency recruited two men who attended al qaeda training camps in pakistan. the men received several weeks of trapg before being ejected from mi-5. the lawmaker believes the men got into the agency because of a rush to beef up intelligence following the 2005 suicide bombings in london. there are also concerns about the past activities of four other members of that mi-5 unit. >>> capitol hill is clearing out for the august break right now. but lawmakers are...
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about 200 girls schools being bomb to the ground by the taliban in pakistan. >> how did you find out about it if it's not covered? >> we love to focus on the personal short comings of other people in their personal lives, as if we don't have those same short comings. yet we are one of the richest countries in the world and ignore the problems that fester in the third world because there is no appetite for it. >> we are covering those stories. >> people don't identify necessarily with girls who have been victims of the taliban. they do identify with jon and kate plus eight. there are people going through divorces, and they feel those people they are watching on the small screen are just like them. >> i will agree, particularly the fighting in iraq and afghanistan has gotten short shift. when you talk about 24 hours for cable tv, 23 hours this week has been taken up by repetitive images of people yelling at each other at town hall meetings. let's talk about octomom. a fox prime time special airing this week. >> her hospital stay comes days before a two-hour fox documentary called "octo
about 200 girls schools being bomb to the ground by the taliban in pakistan. >> how did you find out about it if it's not covered? >> we love to focus on the personal short comings of other people in their personal lives, as if we don't have those same short comings. yet we are one of the richest countries in the world and ignore the problems that fester in the third world because there is no appetite for it. >> we are covering those stories. >> people don't identify...
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want to draw your viewers' attention to the remarkably important events of the last week in western pakistan. the apparent death of baitullah mehsud. one of the top three or four people in the world plotting terrorism and probably directly involved in benazir bhutto's assassination this is really good news. but the most important event going on right now is the elections. and these are remarkable things and we're -- and we're very interested in how they are proceeding. >> how much of a problem would a contested election be? if one of the candidates doesn't get 50% which leads to a runoff, the election is contested and we see opinions rising on both sides, how much of a problem could that be for a country in the fragile state that afghanistan is? >> i'm not going to predict what's going to happen and give you scenarios of what we do under certain contingencies or otherwise. this is extraordinary. a contested election, the first in afghanistan's long history. in war-time conditions, but they are running it themselves, and they -- there are all sorts of outcomes here. i'm sure it isn't going to
want to draw your viewers' attention to the remarkably important events of the last week in western pakistan. the apparent death of baitullah mehsud. one of the top three or four people in the world plotting terrorism and probably directly involved in benazir bhutto's assassination this is really good news. but the most important event going on right now is the elections. and these are remarkable things and we're -- and we're very interested in how they are proceeding. >> how much of a...
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we have a new approach in pakistan and afghanistan where we're focussed very concretely on disrupting and dismantling and defeating al qaeda and denying the safe haven in zs i need to interrupt you. you're talking about strengthening alliances. more troops are involved in tough battle, and ambassador rice, this is the current stand of play. 62,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan, other nations contributing 34,000. if alliances are so renewed, why can't the president convince other nations to add to that number in this fragile, delicate part of the world? >> in fact, john, the number has increased substantially. >> this is through the elections, though. >> our partners and allies have made additional contributions of troops, but they've also made critical contributions in other areas. training afghanistan in security forces in the police, investing in development and providing for the human needs of the afghan people, strengthening governance and fighting construction. these are now pillars of what is a comprehensive strategy that the president is pursuing. we clearly have sought and have o
we have a new approach in pakistan and afghanistan where we're focussed very concretely on disrupting and dismantling and defeating al qaeda and denying the safe haven in zs i need to interrupt you. you're talking about strengthening alliances. more troops are involved in tough battle, and ambassador rice, this is the current stand of play. 62,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan, other nations contributing 34,000. if alliances are so renewed, why can't the president convince other nations to add to...
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the taliban recruits its young martyrs on the pakistan-afghan border. he was one of them. >> my dad was teaching me a couple pages of the quoran. >> reporter: his father sent him to a madrasa when he was 10 years old, but they didn't realize what else lay in store for him. >> i was studying when i finished resiting. they told me to go commit a suicide attack. when i said, i am not going, he forced me. >> reporter: when he was 14, he was smuggled into afghanistan through an underground network by people he had never met to a destination he didn't know. >> i still don't know what type of suicide attack they had planned for me. i still don't know whether god says it was good or bad. >> reporter: the afghan police arrested him before he could complete his mission and now sitting in an afghan jail he wonders if he'll ever see his family again. >> i miss my mom and dad. >> i think in some ways we have -- the al qaedas of the world who are messaging to those young people in sharp and direct ways. >> reporter: a muslim who grew up in america feeling like an out
the taliban recruits its young martyrs on the pakistan-afghan border. he was one of them. >> my dad was teaching me a couple pages of the quoran. >> reporter: his father sent him to a madrasa when he was 10 years old, but they didn't realize what else lay in store for him. >> i was studying when i finished resiting. they told me to go commit a suicide attack. when i said, i am not going, he forced me. >> reporter: when he was 14, he was smuggled into afghanistan through...
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has some new breathing room in pakistan. because the progress in fighting the taliban. that is according to washington special envoy richard holbrooke who says the white house is ready to focus on other aspects of its relationship with islamabad like the economy. this comes as hundreds of thousands of refugees return to the swat valley after a three-month owe finsive apparently released the taliban's grip on the area. shootings happen everywhere in the u.s., but right now in chicago there is a problem that we cannot ignore. i traveled there this week and met dave, who lives in a neighborhood known as k-town. that's short for killer town. of course dave isn't his real name. but because of what he does, dealing drugs, he asks that we keep his identity private. listen to what he told me. >> this neighborhood, what do they call it, k-town, killer town? >> k-town. some do still call it. a lot of [ bleep ] happens, i'm not going to lie to you. like i told you, my brother -- 18 holes -- by god's will -- >> your brother's been shot 18 times? >> no, hit about 18 holes -- about f
has some new breathing room in pakistan. because the progress in fighting the taliban. that is according to washington special envoy richard holbrooke who says the white house is ready to focus on other aspects of its relationship with islamabad like the economy. this comes as hundreds of thousands of refugees return to the swat valley after a three-month owe finsive apparently released the taliban's grip on the area. shootings happen everywhere in the u.s., but right now in chicago there is a...
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. >>> we're going to turn now to pakistan and growing violence on the afghan border. today, a deadly suicide attack claiming at least 21 lives. >> now the attack came in the early evening hours of thursday when people were sitting down to breakfast. we're told that a young boy between the ages of 15 and 20 walked into the barracks carrying two jugs of water. he put the water down and then exploded his suicide vest. >> this is the second border attack in as many days. yesterday a nato truck heading to afghanistan was blown up on that very same road. in philadelphia tonight, a standing ovation for michael vick as he took to the field in his first nfl game since 2006. long day for vick. it began in a virginia bankruptcy court. >> he had to convince the judge in virginia that he has a plan to pay back all the creditors. and he did convince the judge, a bankruptcy judge approved the plan to repay more than $20 million on the condition he hires a personal financial planner. after the proceedings, he headed back to philadelphia for tonight's preseason game. >> vick seeming p
. >>> we're going to turn now to pakistan and growing violence on the afghan border. today, a deadly suicide attack claiming at least 21 lives. >> now the attack came in the early evening hours of thursday when people were sitting down to breakfast. we're told that a young boy between the ages of 15 and 20 walked into the barracks carrying two jugs of water. he put the water down and then exploded his suicide vest. >> this is the second border attack in as many days....
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intelligence believes a cia missile strike last wednesday did kill pakistan's taliban chief, baitullah mehsud. his death is considered a severe blow to the taliban in the entire region. >>> we're hearing the 911 calls from saturday's deadly midair collision of a sight-seeing helicopter and small plane between new york city and new jersey. give it a listen. hear the growing panic there. nine people died in the crash. today, divers found the wreckage of the plane at the bottom of the hudson river. >>> this is a sad one to watch, campbell. failed rescue effort on a beach near miami, florida. two whales, a mother and her calf beeched themselv eed thems. people tried to steer them back out to sea. this is mother nature. there's not much they could do. the mother died. wildlife officials decided to euthanize the baby whale. the baby couldn't survive without mom. >>> dramatic video you showed before the break out of southern taiwan. take a look again. floodwaters washed the lands out from under a six-story hotel. that's the aftermath. causing the whole thing to topple into the river. fortunat
intelligence believes a cia missile strike last wednesday did kill pakistan's taliban chief, baitullah mehsud. his death is considered a severe blow to the taliban in the entire region. >>> we're hearing the 911 calls from saturday's deadly midair collision of a sight-seeing helicopter and small plane between new york city and new jersey. give it a listen. hear the growing panic there. nine people died in the crash. today, divers found the wreckage of the plane at the bottom of the...
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we need to make sure that afghanistan and frankly the bored we are pakistan is not a safe haven for terrorists. that should be our objective. we need now need to know what to do to accomplish this mission. >> you met with the abc and the general on this same trip. how many more troops is he going to need, sir? >> that we didn't talk about in detail. but it's very clear that general mckristol is going to ask for more troops. incidentally, i think, john, president obama has been strong and clear in afghanistan. obviously there's been a lot else going on in washington and in american politics. recessi recession, health care reform, et cetera. but the president came in and basically recommitted to what he had said during the campaign last year. this is a war of necessity. that we were struck from afghanistan when the taliban was in charge on 9/11 and we can't let the taliban come back. >> do you see any pressure on general mckristol to not ask for a significant number of more troops? >> i haven't seen any. i hope sure there is none. if there is a lesson we should have learned from iraq, some of th
we need to make sure that afghanistan and frankly the bored we are pakistan is not a safe haven for terrorists. that should be our objective. we need now need to know what to do to accomplish this mission. >> you met with the abc and the general on this same trip. how many more troops is he going to need, sir? >> that we didn't talk about in detail. but it's very clear that general mckristol is going to ask for more troops. incidentally, i think, john, president obama has been...
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and you have to deal with the situation in pakistan. which is now linked with the situation in afghanistan. how long this conflict will last or our involvement in it will last, i can't answer that. >> larry: are you glad we're leaving iraq next year? or 2011? >> 2011, and i think it's appropriate. the iraqis are now responsible for their own future. they have been given a chance to develop a representative form of government that's living in peace with their neighbors. we'll never have another debate about weapons of mass destruction and a terrible regime has been eliminated. but our troops have done their job, they're starting to pull back now. there are some difficulties with that, and we can't simply, you know, pull everybody out. we have to help train, we have to help build them up. but they are -- their future is now in their own hands, their destiny is their own. >> larry: lots more to talk about with colin powell including comments he may have about his former state where he grew up, where i grew up, new york. i think you might f
and you have to deal with the situation in pakistan. which is now linked with the situation in afghanistan. how long this conflict will last or our involvement in it will last, i can't answer that. >> larry: are you glad we're leaving iraq next year? or 2011? >> 2011, and i think it's appropriate. the iraqis are now responsible for their own future. they have been given a chance to develop a representative form of government that's living in peace with their neighbors. we'll never...
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military will wait on dna evidence to confirm whether the leader of the taliban in pakistan is dead. nuclear weapons reports say that he was killed last week in a suspected u.s. drop attack on his father-in-law's house. yesterday officials say gunfire broke out at a meeting to pick his successor. one of the leading candidates was killed. the taliban denies that. >>> outside los angeles prison officials are trying to clamp down on a rye jot that left several inmates hurt and one build be on fire. local fire crews and police are on the scene. the violence broke out last night and left several inmates injured. the prison is a medium security facility. >>> in massachusetts, the sister of john f. kennedy remains in critical condition this morning. 88-year-old eunice kennedy shriver is the fifth of nine kennedy children and became a founding force of the special olympics. shriver's daughter maria has traveled to be with her and she's accompanied by her husband and governor of california, arnold schwarzenegger. >> ves levels -- stress levels are going up in emergency rooms. >> then we're go
military will wait on dna evidence to confirm whether the leader of the taliban in pakistan is dead. nuclear weapons reports say that he was killed last week in a suspected u.s. drop attack on his father-in-law's house. yesterday officials say gunfire broke out at a meeting to pick his successor. one of the leading candidates was killed. the taliban denies that. >>> outside los angeles prison officials are trying to clamp down on a rye jot that left several inmates hurt and one build...
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look at the larger issues in that region in the world in pakistan. it's economics that you said factor in to where the kids go to school. enroll the kids in a madrasseh. free room, board, clothing. this is attractive for impoverished families. what they're learning there isn't necessarily giving them life skills to move on and get a job. so how do you get in to that? how do you penetrate that and make a change? >> as i was saying earlier, this is a problem that can be solved. if the taliban can set up a school in a remote region that's teaching hate, that responsible dimensions of the international community and the afghanistan government can set up a school in that region that's teaching hope. we have to care about this issue more than the taliban. we can't forfeit a generation of young people in this region to the taliban. that begins with us believing in the young people and making a commitment to invest in their future. their future and our future are linked. >> thank you so much. and by the way, we want to let people know he's put together a lis
look at the larger issues in that region in the world in pakistan. it's economics that you said factor in to where the kids go to school. enroll the kids in a madrasseh. free room, board, clothing. this is attractive for impoverished families. what they're learning there isn't necessarily giving them life skills to move on and get a job. so how do you get in to that? how do you penetrate that and make a change? >> as i was saying earlier, this is a problem that can be solved. if the...
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the pakistan military gave cnn limited access to these boys. the army says they rescued them during heavy fighting with the taliban in pakistan's swat valley. their faces are covered, their identities protected because of the possibility of retribution. the youngest is only 13. we can't independently verify their stories, but doctors say they have no doubt about their trauma. the boys themselves each told me how they were kidnapped by the taliban. i was coming from the shop to my house, i had some stuff with me. they said put your stuff in the car. they said should we drop you in the village or in the square. when we reached the village, i said i want to get off here but they blindfolded me and put a hand on my mouth. other boys say they were snatched working in the fields. in militant camps, they say they were being trained to be suicide bombers. to do the taliban's killing. would you kill for god? yes, he says. in the right circumstances or the wrong circumstances, would they kill. >> two of them wouldn't even feel it. >> reporter: they would
the pakistan military gave cnn limited access to these boys. the army says they rescued them during heavy fighting with the taliban in pakistan's swat valley. their faces are covered, their identities protected because of the possibility of retribution. the youngest is only 13. we can't independently verify their stories, but doctors say they have no doubt about their trauma. the boys themselves each told me how they were kidnapped by the taliban. i was coming from the shop to my house, i had...
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nearly a decade now, and that they do, in fact, work at two sites, one in afghanistan, the other in pakistan. now, what they -- what sources have told me in the course of writing is book is, yeah, they provide security at those sites. they didn't tell me they were loading hellfire missiles on predator drones, something "the new york times," as you mentioned, came out with yesterday. however, i was actually at the cia base in jalalabad with prince back in 2007, and it was kind of an unusual situation. i was there as an author in the course of writing this book and doing research and sort of seeing how he brought the business aspects to the military and sold the services. now, a lot of the guys he was talking to, and he wouldn't talk to them within earshot of me, but a lot of the guys he was talking to i assumed were part of these teams that go out with case officers and they were hunting for those hard-target al qaeda operatives. >> what have you learned about these reports now that the cia actually wanted to use blackwater operatives to go out and kill al qaeda suspects and others apparently
nearly a decade now, and that they do, in fact, work at two sites, one in afghanistan, the other in pakistan. now, what they -- what sources have told me in the course of writing is book is, yeah, they provide security at those sites. they didn't tell me they were loading hellfire missiles on predator drones, something "the new york times," as you mentioned, came out with yesterday. however, i was actually at the cia base in jalalabad with prince back in 2007, and it was kind of an...
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government convinced the top taliban commander in pakistan is in fact dead. senior officials confirming baitullah mehsud killed in a cia missile strike last wednesday, clinching the i.d. they say he was spotted just before that strike on the roof getting treatment for his diabetic leg. >>> they were left hanging, some for nearly six hours. two dozen people stuck on the invertigo roller coaster at the great america theme park just south of san francisco. the ride stops near the high point, 90 degree heat became a low point. frankly i don't really think being stuck at the high point is ever a high point. luckily, no one was hurt. >>> kate gosselin is speaking out explaining why the "jon & kate plus 8" co-star is wearing the wedding ring despite the announcement of a divorce. >> um -- sorry. >> that's okay. >> i don't want to upset them. while i've been very real and as honest as i need to be, i don't want to shock them. i've walked slowly through this with them. >> and they're obviously speaking about her eight children. >>> your canine companion is smarter tha
government convinced the top taliban commander in pakistan is in fact dead. senior officials confirming baitullah mehsud killed in a cia missile strike last wednesday, clinching the i.d. they say he was spotted just before that strike on the roof getting treatment for his diabetic leg. >>> they were left hanging, some for nearly six hours. two dozen people stuck on the invertigo roller coaster at the great america theme park just south of san francisco. the ride stops near the high...
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the lines of communication, the supply lines in and out of pakistan remain intact. just in that one province alone, heldman, 4,000 marines have gone in. they are not halfway through the province yet in terms of taliban concentration. there is a long way to go if anyone thinks we can take heldman province. >> peter, do we know, is karzai expected to win this election? >> yes. he may lose the first round. has to have 50%, in which case it goes to the runoff and he'll most certainly win the second round. he could win the first round. i predict that's quite possible. in the most recent poll he was getting 44%. he needs 50%. he has allowed the return of a warlord, uzbek warlord who controls 10% of the vote. that might put him over the 50% mark in which case it is only one round. >> michael, what does a karzai victory mean for america? >> well, for america this is a very complicated election. karzai has been an ally of america. he's relied on america. he failed to deliver for america. his government by definition of any afghan government is a hodgepodge of warlords with a
the lines of communication, the supply lines in and out of pakistan remain intact. just in that one province alone, heldman, 4,000 marines have gone in. they are not halfway through the province yet in terms of taliban concentration. there is a long way to go if anyone thinks we can take heldman province. >> peter, do we know, is karzai expected to win this election? >> yes. he may lose the first round. has to have 50%, in which case it goes to the runoff and he'll most certainly...
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at least one of them trained at terrorist camps both in pakistan and afghanistan. the men are accused of planning murders overseas. part of the violent holy war. a seventh suspect has his hearing coming up next week. >>> a chilling self-portrait. the man who killed three people at a pennsylvania fitness club revealed his plan on the internet. cnn's jeanne meserve with the story. >> reporter: george sodini was silent when he opened fire at his pittsburgh-area health club killing three women before taking his own life. but in his online diary, the 48-year-old spoke volumes about the carnage he was to inflict. why do this to young girls, the journal begins. just read below. i kept a running log that includes my thoughts and actions. indeed, he did. he called his killing spree his project and it began months ago. on november 5th, 2008, he wrote, plan to do this in the summer, but figured to stick around to see the election outcome and in an entry from december 22nd, an apparent reference to the plot and the women at his gym. time is moving along. plan to have this done
at least one of them trained at terrorist camps both in pakistan and afghanistan. the men are accused of planning murders overseas. part of the violent holy war. a seventh suspect has his hearing coming up next week. >>> a chilling self-portrait. the man who killed three people at a pennsylvania fitness club revealed his plan on the internet. cnn's jeanne meserve with the story. >> reporter: george sodini was silent when he opened fire at his pittsburgh-area health club killing...
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. >>> a new attack on taleban fighters in pakistan. happening in the same region where the taliban leader was reportedly killed last week. but there are now questions about that this morning. cnn's cal perry has more now from islamabad, afghanistan. >> the second attack and at least ten people have been killed and the location, the very same as that strike occurred on wednesday that reportedly killed taliban leader mehsud. the pakistani government at this point sticking with their line saying they are confident he is killed, but not 100% confirming. they are waiting for that key dna evidence. cnn was able to speak to a spokesman who was challenging the claim saying that mehsud is alive and he is ill suffering of diabete
. >>> a new attack on taleban fighters in pakistan. happening in the same region where the taliban leader was reportedly killed last week. but there are now questions about that this morning. cnn's cal perry has more now from islamabad, afghanistan. >> the second attack and at least ten people have been killed and the location, the very same as that strike occurred on wednesday that reportedly killed taliban leader mehsud. the pakistani government at this point sticking with...